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with romney we don't know. don't know if romney will end up coming across. could be a nixon to china element to romney here. but there could also be a well you are just one of the vain capitalists who profit while we lose jobs in michigan and whatever. we don't know what romney will be like in terms of communicating to the american public on these, use. certainly nothing in his campaign rhetoric that suggest that he is good at it. but presidents and campaigners are different. >> what is your answer to the question? >> just a thought that occurred to me in listening to bruce's very good answer. the, the one word summary i think of what a lot of us are saying and it's built into your question is interdependence. by the way, the chinese, fate of china's great experiment is, completely dependent on the health of the global economy. going to bruce's point. i think one reason that president obama who really gets it, on interdependence is not out there making this case is because in tough, economic times, talking about interdependence makes you sound soft. and this
with romney we don't know. don't know if romney will end up coming across. could be a nixon to china element to romney here. but there could also be a well you are just one of the vain capitalists who profit while we lose jobs in michigan and whatever. we don't know what romney will be like in terms of communicating to the american public on these, use. certainly nothing in his campaign rhetoric that suggest that he is good at it. but presidents and campaigners are different. >> what is...
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what does romney say there? we're exceptional because we are a nation founded on precious idea that was birthed in the american revolution and propounded by our greatest statesmen in the fundamental documents. we are a people who threw off the yoke of tyranny. later in the speech he goes on to say god did not create this country to be a nation of followers. america is not destined to be one of several equally balanced global powers. america must lead in the world or someone else will. so this idea of american exceptionalism that there is something about our country and the way we reform and the values that we develop and our history over the course of 200 plus years and how we have acted that gives us a special and in some ways he mentioned a god given role in the world to promote both peace and security but also our own values. values of democracy. values of free and open speech. economic exchange. freedom of religion. equality between peoples. and i think the idea of american exceptionalism also connotes that
what does romney say there? we're exceptional because we are a nation founded on precious idea that was birthed in the american revolution and propounded by our greatest statesmen in the fundamental documents. we are a people who threw off the yoke of tyranny. later in the speech he goes on to say god did not create this country to be a nation of followers. america is not destined to be one of several equally balanced global powers. america must lead in the world or someone else will. so this...
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its not what romney says. he says we'll work within the multilateral institutions, we'll try to orient them towards the human rights which is what obama said. strobe said he has to pivot to the middle for the campaign but he has to protect his flank and protect his base. and there are times when republicans sort of throw the u.n. to the flank as kind of red meat. that's a possibility. and george bush, jr., did that in first term and quickly discovered it does not work and moved back and becoming one of the more multilateralist presidents in history. i think for political reasons, romney doesn't pursue a multilateralist agenda. and i don't think you have any choice, just don't think that the reality is such there are no unilateral option in any real sense of this term. >> homi, i'm guessing you want to respond to this. but the question of what sort of a predictor the campaign rhetoric will actually be to what they do once in office. >> yeah, i mean, i think the difficulty is that the -- you know, the old patent
its not what romney says. he says we'll work within the multilateral institutions, we'll try to orient them towards the human rights which is what obama said. strobe said he has to pivot to the middle for the campaign but he has to protect his flank and protect his base. and there are times when republicans sort of throw the u.n. to the flank as kind of red meat. that's a possibility. and george bush, jr., did that in first term and quickly discovered it does not work and moved back and...
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and to romney's point about the need to form new alliances. then you jump to the question, well, given all of that, which president, romney, or an obama, a, can we predict what they would do, and b which one would have the greatest likelihood of doing the things that need to be done. the hypothesis that i want to offer is this. very little difference. very little difference because presidents have far less room to maneuver. where the difference will be made -- is in the congressional elections and particularly in the senate. and particularly given the effect of rule 22 in the senate and the unfortunate growing role of minority interference in the governing process which -- depending upon how it comes out on the, on the first tuesday will make it as difficult for a president romney as it would for a president obama, given the cast of character that seems to be taking the place in the most recent example of dick lugar replaced by somebody who has a different definition of how to work. so that's the hypothesis -- which i think comes to the questi
and to romney's point about the need to form new alliances. then you jump to the question, well, given all of that, which president, romney, or an obama, a, can we predict what they would do, and b which one would have the greatest likelihood of doing the things that need to be done. the hypothesis that i want to offer is this. very little difference. very little difference because presidents have far less room to maneuver. where the difference will be made -- is in the congressional elections...
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unless you see a romney republican leadership in washington. and the other thing you should be vigilant. if you put us in charge, hold our feet to the fire to do the right best thing for this country. thank you. [ applause ] senator tom co burn. and thank you very much for this opportunity. >> coming up on c-span3. a homeland security submit looks at the security committee. and honoring former congresswoman giffords.
unless you see a romney republican leadership in washington. and the other thing you should be vigilant. if you put us in charge, hold our feet to the fire to do the right best thing for this country. thank you. [ applause ] senator tom co burn. and thank you very much for this opportunity. >> coming up on c-span3. a homeland security submit looks at the security committee. and honoring former congresswoman giffords.
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we don't know what romney will be like. certainly there's nothing in his campaign rhetoric that would suggest he's good at it. but presidents and campaigners are different. >> strobe? >> it's just a thought that occurred to me in listening to bruce's very good answer. the one-word summary i think of what a lot of us are saying and it's built into your question is interdependence. by the way, the fate of china's great experiment is completely dependent on the health of the global economy and going to bruce's point i think one reason that president obama who really gets it on interdependence is not out there making this case is because in tough -- in economic times talking about interdependent makes you soft. and that's the achilles heel of any democratic candidates including incumbent presidents who are seeking re-election. they don't want to look soft. and with -- and with us feeling that, you know, the europeans are about to screw everything up and the indians are taking our jobs and the chinese are eating our lunch and so
we don't know what romney will be like. certainly there's nothing in his campaign rhetoric that would suggest he's good at it. but presidents and campaigners are different. >> strobe? >> it's just a thought that occurred to me in listening to bruce's very good answer. the one-word summary i think of what a lot of us are saying and it's built into your question is interdependence. by the way, the fate of china's great experiment is completely dependent on the health of the global...
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romney? i mean -- [ applause ] >> pretty remarkable. as an old friend of mine says, that's chutzpah. romney appeared to scoff first in detroit, then in florida at the notion of manufacturing as a job engine four so look, folks, we have a choice in this election. between our philosophy that believes manufacturing is central to our economy, and their philosophy he scoffs at. between our philosophy that says there's nothing out of touch about fighting for the future of the middle class by creating manufacturing jobs. a philosophy that the folks at the top do well, everything else will do well. how many times have you heard about the job creators? look, governor romney's business practices and policies, have clearly benefited the wealthy and most powerful among us, often at the expense of working and middle class families. they actually believe it's the best way. i'm not doubting their belief. but it just doesn't work that way. as the president said, and i defining issue of our time. this is a make or break moment for the middle class. and
romney? i mean -- [ applause ] >> pretty remarkable. as an old friend of mine says, that's chutzpah. romney appeared to scoff first in detroit, then in florida at the notion of manufacturing as a job engine four so look, folks, we have a choice in this election. between our philosophy that believes manufacturing is central to our economy, and their philosophy he scoffs at. between our philosophy that says there's nothing out of touch about fighting for the future of the middle class by...
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the romney tax cut goes to companies that create jobs overseas. it's a fundamentally different philosophy from ours. when china was dumpsing tires into the international marketplace, hurting american manufacturer's of tires and their workers, president obama stepped up and enforced our trade laws and won. governor romney at the time called what the president had done protectionism. that's his quote, protectionism. now, when its politically expedient he wants to get really tough on china. look, it's a different philosophy. governor romney's called the president of the united states out of touch for encouraging young people to try to get manufactu manufacturing jobs. out of touch? romney? i mean -- [ applause ] >> pretty remarkable. as an o me says, that's chutzpah. romney appeared to scoff first in detroit, then in florida at the notion of manufacturing as a job engine four the future. so look, folks, we have a choice in this election. between our philosophy that believes manufacturing is central to our economy, and their philosophy he scoffs at. b
the romney tax cut goes to companies that create jobs overseas. it's a fundamentally different philosophy from ours. when china was dumpsing tires into the international marketplace, hurting american manufacturer's of tires and their workers, president obama stepped up and enforced our trade laws and won. governor romney at the time called what the president had done protectionism. that's his quote, protectionism. now, when its politically expedient he wants to get really tough on china. look,...
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you know, if you look at the romney who ran against teddy kennedy and romney who ran today, they could be running against one another and it's lard to know at this point which would prevail, but somewhere in between there is the real mitt romney, and i think we're going to find out more as we go through the general election exactly where he wants to come down. i mean, through this whole discussion, i mean, the kind of, you know, the elephant in the room, if you will, is ow did how did this party we are talking about that is has lost every shred of moderation, supposedly. no right wing end up nominating a person like mitt romney to be its presidential candidate this jeer part you could say he was blessed with a terribly weak field. which is certainly true. you could say that he had more money than anybody else, and so the weapons they was able to bear against whoever popped up at any given moment were far greater than that person had to defend himself as they were going through it. but, also, you know, it's a -- it's a reality that what romney decided to do or felt he had to do was -- w
you know, if you look at the romney who ran against teddy kennedy and romney who ran today, they could be running against one another and it's lard to know at this point which would prevail, but somewhere in between there is the real mitt romney, and i think we're going to find out more as we go through the general election exactly where he wants to come down. i mean, through this whole discussion, i mean, the kind of, you know, the elephant in the room, if you will, is ow did how did this...
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mitt romney. i think that back in 2009 that was before we started seeing what these individual mandates are all about. i think it's really before he really gotten gauged in this process of thinking about the consequences. we already see the cost of health care insurance going up for everybody in this country. in fact, i just talked to a businessman just this last week. his insurance costs went up 43% over the last year to this year. and he told me that year before last it was 43% raised from the year before. so in the last two years it's gone up 43% both years over what it was the year before. this is because of obama care. because of the affordable care act. it is going to be a destroyer. the administration already says itself, admits that they're not going to bend the cost curve down is what the president kept promising. but the administration itself is admitting that the cost is going to go up and has gone up already. so we see the dictates from this health and human services dictator really is
mitt romney. i think that back in 2009 that was before we started seeing what these individual mandates are all about. i think it's really before he really gotten gauged in this process of thinking about the consequences. we already see the cost of health care insurance going up for everybody in this country. in fact, i just talked to a businessman just this last week. his insurance costs went up 43% over the last year to this year. and he told me that year before last it was 43% raised from...
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the good news is in the jewish partlan heartland, the polls show romney 53. why is that? everyone knows that in general jews vote democrat and liberal. why is it in the heartland all of a sudden we see a dramatic shift in such a short time? >> polls change but issues don't and the truth is issues that matter are coming to the fore more and more under what we have to call a fairly radical set of ideas being put forth by this administration. of course we know we need to free the economy and everyone agrees on that. beyond that, what's come to the fore in new york, if you pay attention for the district nine district where i grew up and my parents still live, there was a democrat, anthony weiner, who had to leave as you may know. his replacement was a tough battle between a well known jewish democrat and a relatively unknown bob turner. and the orthodox jewish community and jewish communities traditional ones in new york, and there are many, gathered together and created a true grassroots campaign and what were the issues? the issues were protecting marriage first and foremos
the good news is in the jewish partlan heartland, the polls show romney 53. why is that? everyone knows that in general jews vote democrat and liberal. why is it in the heartland all of a sudden we see a dramatic shift in such a short time? >> polls change but issues don't and the truth is issues that matter are coming to the fore more and more under what we have to call a fairly radical set of ideas being put forth by this administration. of course we know we need to free the economy and...
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so, governor romney, go out and get 'em. you can do it. >> thank you. [ applause ] >> there are some things that you just can't imagine happening in your life. this is one of them. [ laughter ] being in donald trump's magnificent hotel and having his endorsement is a delight. i'm so honored and pleased to have his endorsement. i'm looking for the endorsement of the people of nevada. [ applause ] donald trump has shown an extraordinary ability to understand how our economy works, to create jobs for the american people. he's done it here in nevada. he's done it across the country. he ones that our economy is facing threats from abroad. he's one of the few people who stood up and said you know what? china has been cheating. they are taking jobs from americans. they haven't played fair. we have to have a president to stand up to cheaters. we believe in free trade and free enterprise but we don't believe in people who cheat day in dean day out. >> from las vegas, donald trump endorsing mitt romney, and a lot of speculation over t
so, governor romney, go out and get 'em. you can do it. >> thank you. [ applause ] >> there are some things that you just can't imagine happening in your life. this is one of them. [ laughter ] being in donald trump's magnificent hotel and having his endorsement is a delight. i'm so honored and pleased to have his endorsement. i'm looking for the endorsement of the people of nevada. [ applause ] donald trump has shown an extraordinary ability to understand how our economy works, to...
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we don't know what romney thinks about foreign policy. he has advisers from every part of the spectrum. when i read the couple of speeches he has given on foreign policy, you strip away the rhetoric and look what he says he would do, and i find it indistinguishable from the obama administration. >> i want to ask you to pick up what is in your paper which is, the discussion of how -- excuse me, the discussion of these issues on the campaign trail actually affects a lot of the deeper things that are going on, the negotiations, the conversations with foreign nations and how it -- it affects those relationships. >> sure. thank you, isaac. i will pick up, i think from what -- what bruce has said and my co-author, john michael arnold and i are in the category of respondents that, where is ben -- that ben mentioned at the outset which is we couldn't find much to dispute. bruce and his colleague's piece. we did want to focus in on a couple issues, notably, including the one that bruce just mentioned. i think what bruce has just said is essentiall
we don't know what romney thinks about foreign policy. he has advisers from every part of the spectrum. when i read the couple of speeches he has given on foreign policy, you strip away the rhetoric and look what he says he would do, and i find it indistinguishable from the obama administration. >> i want to ask you to pick up what is in your paper which is, the discussion of how -- excuse me, the discussion of these issues on the campaign trail actually affects a lot of the deeper things...
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he also criticizeded republican presidential candidate mitt romney for supporting tax breaks for companies that create jobs overseas. the vice president spoke at pct engineered systems in davenport, iowa, it's 35 minutes. >> r. >>> good afternoon, it's an honor to be here. my name is chuck park and i'm living proof that manufacturing jobs are still alive and doing well here in america. [ applause ] worked at quad city dye casting. i made parts for gm and ford vehicles, but when the rekregsz hit, the company went under in 2009. i was laid off just like a lot of other people were around here in the quad cities. for the next six months, my full-time job was looking for a job. i would get up every morning, send out applications and resumes, just continue to look for a job every day. a little more than two years ago, i was hired here at pct engineering as a full-time machinist. now i wake up every morning and i come to work and i make parts for manufacturers in our industry. [ applause ] in other words i make things that help other folks make things and that is why the manufacturing jobs are so
he also criticizeded republican presidential candidate mitt romney for supporting tax breaks for companies that create jobs overseas. the vice president spoke at pct engineered systems in davenport, iowa, it's 35 minutes. >> r. >>> good afternoon, it's an honor to be here. my name is chuck park and i'm living proof that manufacturing jobs are still alive and doing well here in america. [ applause ] worked at quad city dye casting. i made parts for gm and ford vehicles, but when...
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and poor people in a bigger hole than they are. >> the romney cam can debate the romney campaign in massachusetts. i think the calmer is part of the point is fundamental to where the country goes, what our direction is and private sector unemployment today which is i said earlier over 8% been there for 40 months, the longest stretch since the depression. we've not seen people coming back into the workforce. in fact, it's actually workforce participation remained at historic levels we would have a higher unemployment rate. we're not creating enough jobs in the private sector. i have three daughters still in high school. one of them in a public school. and you know, the schools as i travel around the country, the teach rers in the schools. we spent $600 billion to make a massive commitment on education as a nation. it was interesting in wisconsin one of the things that they did to avoid reductions in education 3 spending wherever that would have had to have been found was to simply compete for the price of health insurance. put it in a market and buy it at market price. as it turned o
and poor people in a bigger hole than they are. >> the romney cam can debate the romney campaign in massachusetts. i think the calmer is part of the point is fundamental to where the country goes, what our direction is and private sector unemployment today which is i said earlier over 8% been there for 40 months, the longest stretch since the depression. we've not seen people coming back into the workforce. in fact, it's actually workforce participation remained at historic levels we...
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i mean, a moderate republican friend of mine in new york, who is going to vote for romney by the way said gosh, he said that each i sketch guy they ought to give him a promotion, he told the truth. he said it's like romney said i'm running for the president of the student body of this extreme right wing group and the real argument was that i couldn't be their president because i wasn't right wing enough soy had to get over and pretend i was. now let me tell you what i'm really going to do as president. it's tough. but i think he's going to have to fill it out. for example, the budget he put out in the primary according to a lot of independent sources would actually increase the debt over and above what's going to happen by a trillion dollars or more, whereas, the budget that president obama has put out according to the congressional budget office, would take about 3% of the gdp out of our annual deficit and take it down to 77% of the debt, held by the public, and stabilize it there. i think it's too much. i'd like to see them take it down more but i think you have to have some growth
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attack mitt romney. why? obama knows he'll beat rick santorum. san form says he's the principled conservative. that's not how he voted. here are his own words on voting to planned parenthood. >> while i have paernl objection to it, that i don't support it, i voted for bills that included it. >> 20 years in washington changed santorum's principles. restore our future is the responsible for the content of this message. >> the latest radio ad beginning rich, here is the latest from team gingrich. >> alabama, look, they keep trying to shove a trial lawyer from pennsylvania and a liberal governor from massachusetts down our throats. wet don't like it when someone acts one way in boston and another in birmingham. we aren't buying what they're selling. we don't get what they keep telling us. what they don't get is us. we want to beat barack obama. we want america back, strong and sane. we want it drilled here, now. we don't apologize to terrorists and we're tired of playing games. we need a president with backb
attack mitt romney. why? obama knows he'll beat rick santorum. san form says he's the principled conservative. that's not how he voted. here are his own words on voting to planned parenthood. >> while i have paernl objection to it, that i don't support it, i voted for bills that included it. >> 20 years in washington changed santorum's principles. restore our future is the responsible for the content of this message. >> the latest radio ad beginning rich, here is the latest...
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mitt romney went on to say, this is one of them. donald trump who is, of course, a household name thanks to his television show "the apprentice" as well as his empire that includes casinos and hotels in las vegas and atlantic city, he is ever the publicity man. he stoked speculation about who he would endorse. many yesterday speculating it was going to be newt gingrich including the gingrich campaign leaking word it was going to be donald trump. but this afternoon in las vegas, donald trump had this to say. >> well, thank you very much. this is a great honor for me. as everybody in this room knows, our country is in serious serious trouble. whether it's opec, the opec nations or china or virtually anybody that we do business with throughout the world, they take advantage of uls, they laugh at us. they can't believe their good fortunes. i deal with these people and they can't believe what that he getting away with. so we really have an opportunitying to do something great for the country. and just a little while ago, i didn't even me
mitt romney went on to say, this is one of them. donald trump who is, of course, a household name thanks to his television show "the apprentice" as well as his empire that includes casinos and hotels in las vegas and atlantic city, he is ever the publicity man. he stoked speculation about who he would endorse. many yesterday speculating it was going to be newt gingrich including the gingrich campaign leaking word it was going to be donald trump. but this afternoon in las vegas, donald...
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in the end, mitt romney's ugly attacks are going to backfire. >> the latest from team romney and team santorum. campaign ads now on the air in michigan. millions expected to be spent in this state. it is a must-win state. and santorum campaign sensing the possibility of victory 13 days before the primary in ig
in the end, mitt romney's ugly attacks are going to backfire. >> the latest from team romney and team santorum. campaign ads now on the air in michigan. millions expected to be spent in this state. it is a must-win state. and santorum campaign sensing the possibility of victory 13 days before the primary in ig
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. >>> how can mitt romney beat barack obama? when on the vital decisions they're not that different. increased spending. increased state taxes. who can win? rick santorum. the principal leader who's fought against big government with a bold plan to create jobs and cut wasteful spending. rick santorum for president. red, white and blue fund is responsible for the content of this ad. >> it's super pac supporting rick santorum. >>> let's turn our attention to mitt romney and newt gingrich. >>> barack obama and his liberal allies attacked mitt romney, why? obama knows that he'll beat rick santorum, santorum said that he's the principal conservative, but that's not how he voted. here are santorum's own words on voting to fund planned parenthood. >> even though i don't support it, that i voted for bills that included >> it 20 years in washington changed santorum's principles. >>> now those ads could play anywhere in the country, be you the gingrich campaign a very local flavor with this radio spot now on the air in alabama. >> alabama
. >>> how can mitt romney beat barack obama? when on the vital decisions they're not that different. increased spending. increased state taxes. who can win? rick santorum. the principal leader who's fought against big government with a bold plan to create jobs and cut wasteful spending. rick santorum for president. red, white and blue fund is responsible for the content of this ad. >> it's super pac supporting rick santorum. >>> let's turn our attention to mitt romney...
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romney is trying to hide from his big government, romney care and in the end, mitt romney's ugly attacks are going to backfire. >> the latest from team romney and team santorum. campaign ads now on the air in michigan. millions expected to be spent in this state. romney campaign viewing it as a must-win state and the santorum campaign sensing the possibility of victory before the primary in diminish gab and arizona. >>> born in rockford, illinois and served ten terms, 20 years in the u.s. house of representatives and ran for president in 1980, first as a republican and then as a third-party contender and participated in one debate with governor ronald reagan in 1980 and got about 6 million votes in 1980 and began teaching law. congressman john anderson. back in 1992, we talked with him about the challenges of running as an independent. >> i found that in the spring of 1980, in march, in april, there were national polls showing that between 25 and 30% of the american people said, yes, we would consider voting for an independent candidate in 1980. that was because of the dissatisfaction at
romney is trying to hide from his big government, romney care and in the end, mitt romney's ugly attacks are going to backfire. >> the latest from team romney and team santorum. campaign ads now on the air in michigan. millions expected to be spent in this state. romney campaign viewing it as a must-win state and the santorum campaign sensing the possibility of victory before the primary in diminish gab and arizona. >>> born in rockford, illinois and served ten terms, 20 years in...
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romney. running second and third are florida senator marco rubio and wisconsin congressman paul ryan. not doing as well are people like virginia governor bob mcdonnell, ohio senator rob portman, new mexico governor sue susanna martinez and a variety of candidates and most not well known and even chrissy well known is still not known to half the electorate and still don't have a firm opinion. again, they're not as well known. interestingly, ann romney, mr. romney's wife, has a very strong approval rating although 7 out of 10 voters or almost 7 of 10 voters don't have an opinion about her because they don't know her that well. there is almost a 3 to 1 ratio of people that have an opinion and think that they like her and look at her favorably. she runs and has a better favorable impression among voters at least in terms of ratio of favorable and unfavorable than does her husband mitt and on the other hand first lady michelle obama, 60% of voters say they have a favorable opinion with 22% with un
romney. running second and third are florida senator marco rubio and wisconsin congressman paul ryan. not doing as well are people like virginia governor bob mcdonnell, ohio senator rob portman, new mexico governor sue susanna martinez and a variety of candidates and most not well known and even chrissy well known is still not known to half the electorate and still don't have a firm opinion. again, they're not as well known. interestingly, ann romney, mr. romney's wife, has a very strong...
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romney is going to ask that question, he already has. and barack obama is going to try to persuade the american people since this is a referendum on his performance in his first term that we are actually better off than we were when he came into office. >> i think it will depend on the state of the european economy, but maybe homi can talk to the global economic issues and the european issues. i don't think they'll be given a choice. i think the iranian situation either will be resolving itself or not resolving itself and will be the dominant issue in the crisis management mode in the first year of, you know, in 2013 under virtually under any circumstance. where people will look to opportunities if they want to define those thing, i think where the opportunity lies is in the tightening up the alliances with india, with turkey, south korea and australia and sort of forging new patterns of cooperation with those actors. i suspect either party would look to opportunities this. >> i'm with strobe on this. i think that before looking abroad a
romney is going to ask that question, he already has. and barack obama is going to try to persuade the american people since this is a referendum on his performance in his first term that we are actually better off than we were when he came into office. >> i think it will depend on the state of the european economy, but maybe homi can talk to the global economic issues and the european issues. i don't think they'll be given a choice. i think the iranian situation either will be resolving...
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senator rubio is often mentioned as a possible running mate for mitt romney. >>> we're waiting to hear from senator rubio to deliver what's being call add major speech on u.s. foreign policy. an update on some campaign news. this morning the "new york times" writes that newt gingrich sounds like a man who's throwing in the towel. at an appearance in north carolina, mr. gingrich conceded that mitt romney would be the party's nominee, and suggested that he would be transitioning out of the race in the next several days, saying, "i think you have at some point to be honest with what's happening in the real world as opposed to what you'd like to have happened." that quote from mr. gingrich. also today, the republican national committee announced plans to formally coordinate wit romney campaign's in a statement, rnc chairman previs made him the republican nominee. we'll start to present a unified team to beat barack obama. that from rnc chairman priebus. >>> we're waiting for senator rubio to speak who is often mentioned as possible running mate for mitt romney. newt gingrich saying today t
senator rubio is often mentioned as a possible running mate for mitt romney. >>> we're waiting to hear from senator rubio to deliver what's being call add major speech on u.s. foreign policy. an update on some campaign news. this morning the "new york times" writes that newt gingrich sounds like a man who's throwing in the towel. at an appearance in north carolina, mr. gingrich conceded that mitt romney would be the party's nominee, and suggested that he would be...
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i'm very proud to be here today with governor romney. one of the great challenges we face is at the national level. we've shown what can be done when you're at the bottom right here in michigan. if you look at what's going on in washington, the issues are very much the same. think about the deficit. trillions of dollars that need to be paid back that are being ignored, the need to balance a budget. very importantly, the need to create more and better jobs and create success for all of us. washington is a divided place. the job is not getting done, and we need the leadership in washington to get that job done. to do that you need the right people leading the charge. yes have a person in governor romney who has that background. he has a great combination of private sector experience, of knowing what it takes to create a job and how difficult that is. how to succeed in the private sector. he also brings that experience of being a chief executive of a state, of understanding what it is to be in fub lick sector and to be successful in running
i'm very proud to be here today with governor romney. one of the great challenges we face is at the national level. we've shown what can be done when you're at the bottom right here in michigan. if you look at what's going on in washington, the issues are very much the same. think about the deficit. trillions of dollars that need to be paid back that are being ignored, the need to balance a budget. very importantly, the need to create more and better jobs and create success for all of us....
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as we see how obama and romney duke it out. and i think our panelists will agree as well. the cover has a sinking ship entitled, the world economy. spending cuts, and then perha perhaps -- for me, the most telling element that economics matters to economic tv is that politico is writing. we have news makers coming our way this week and next week and we'll touch on those. we have data coming out today. i'm sure that big clinton will continue to -- president obama. i would like to start out with brief introductions. to my left we have ben white. it is a good way to get a round up on the news. ben is based in new york city so we thank him for making the trip. >> next on the panel is greg hipp. he is the u.s. economics editor for the economist. we covers financial and monetary policy commissions and financial services and greg will take all of the questions about how to create a proper banking system. and then last but certainly not least is jim mctague. kro correct me if i'm wrong, but i believe you have seen many administrations including bush one? >> since bush one. i was a
as we see how obama and romney duke it out. and i think our panelists will agree as well. the cover has a sinking ship entitled, the world economy. spending cuts, and then perha perhaps -- for me, the most telling element that economics matters to economic tv is that politico is writing. we have news makers coming our way this week and next week and we'll touch on those. we have data coming out today. i'm sure that big clinton will continue to -- president obama. i would like to start out with...
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right under romney's nose. romney pocketed a half a million dollars, cost to taxpayers? $40 million, get the facts at mitt's blood money.com. winning our future is responsible for the content of this ad. >> good evening, newt gingrich, who came to power after preaching a higher standard in american politics, a man who brought down another speaker, he has on his own record the judgment of his own peers. they found him guilty of ethics violations and charged him a large financial penalty and they raised serious questions about his future effectiveness. >> i'm mitt romney and i approved this message. >> okay. >> so let me jump and give you a short little presentation which puts some of what we are seeing now into context. so, i think if i press that, will i get powerpoints? they are coming? i think they are coming. there we go. let's just start with my favorite cartoon here. you know, so mike was right. we thought it was cute when it was 50% or 60% megaadvertise engine iowa and then it was 92% of the advertising in the last week in florida was negative. which is truly a ver
right under romney's nose. romney pocketed a half a million dollars, cost to taxpayers? $40 million, get the facts at mitt's blood money.com. winning our future is responsible for the content of this ad. >> good evening, newt gingrich, who came to power after preaching a higher standard in american politics, a man who brought down another speaker, he has on his own record the judgment of his own peers. they found him guilty of ethics violations and charged him a large financial penalty...
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newt gingrich to ron paul to tim pawlenty, to rick santorum, and as a conservative i endorsed mitt romney, and as a physician i want to tell you why. the problem in our country isn't that we don't have solutions. the problem in our country is that we don't have leadership, bold leadership that will teach and talk to the american public as adults and then lead on those principles, and if you go look at the life of mitt romney, at every juncture, at every intersection, at every challenge, in his life, and in his professional career, he has demonstrated the qualities of leadership that i want for my children and grandchildren. and i would just have you contrast that with what we have today in the white house. the other thing i would have you think about in terms of the problems in front of us is the contrast of where we are, like a college student that has five credit cards and now is trying to get the sixth one to be able to pay the interest on the other five, and guess what? the credit card isn't going to be available to us. solving the financial problems of our country, our debt and defic
newt gingrich to ron paul to tim pawlenty, to rick santorum, and as a conservative i endorsed mitt romney, and as a physician i want to tell you why. the problem in our country isn't that we don't have solutions. the problem in our country is that we don't have leadership, bold leadership that will teach and talk to the american public as adults and then lead on those principles, and if you go look at the life of mitt romney, at every juncture, at every intersection, at every challenge, in his...
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romney's brainwashing gaffe and questions about romney's mormonism or questions about romney's policy as a candidate? what would you attribute his downfall to and the subsequent rise in nixon. >> let me tell you a story. at the end of the '66 campaign after this tremendous victory for the republicans, nixon was the only one that campaigned nationally by all the republicans. nixon took a six-month sabbatical off new interviews, no politics or anything as he toll me about romney. let him chew on him for a little while. romney at that point -- i think it was only one or two months, was leading for the republican nomination. i think november and december of that year. and people wanted basically preferred nixon, but they didn't think he could win. it was the electability argument. we love you, dick, but we don't think you can win. you lost twice to kennedy and lost the governorship. the brainwashing was made in september of '67. romney -- one of his problems was he was perceived as on the liberal wing on the republican -- the rockefeller ring of the republican party. he contributed 400 gr
romney's brainwashing gaffe and questions about romney's mormonism or questions about romney's policy as a candidate? what would you attribute his downfall to and the subsequent rise in nixon. >> let me tell you a story. at the end of the '66 campaign after this tremendous victory for the republicans, nixon was the only one that campaigned nationally by all the republicans. nixon took a six-month sabbatical off new interviews, no politics or anything as he toll me about romney. let him...
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i believe in my heart that governor romney says it because he believes it, but some people say it as a way of saying border security. let's forget about everything else, it's border security. so you have to watch that. that's another one of those buzz words. and immigration is just absolutely full of buzz words. and people are tremendously confused. but most people in this country, and governor romney said so, are pro-immigration because most people in this country are immigrants. so i hope people are seeing what you're seeing, this play with words, you know. >> if i could just add briefly, border security is not simply about immigration. border security is about stopping threats coming into our nation. border security is about stopping illegal drugs, border security is about stopping other items that can threaten our nation, whether they be biologicals or other items, and so border security, and i think it's dangerous to say it's only for stopping immigration. >> question here? >> i am from texas. i used to be totally against the dream act, but the more i thought about it and the mo
i believe in my heart that governor romney says it because he believes it, but some people say it as a way of saying border security. let's forget about everything else, it's border security. so you have to watch that. that's another one of those buzz words. and immigration is just absolutely full of buzz words. and people are tremendously confused. but most people in this country, and governor romney said so, are pro-immigration because most people in this country are immigrants. so i hope...
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mitt romney, 34% say yes, 60% say no. those are just some of the top numbers in the new "new york times"/cbs poll on the presidential race. why are you supporting your candidate? we're going to begin with kevin in ft. lauderdale. kevin, you're a president obama supporter. correct? >> caller: well, i wouldn't say a supporter, but at this point, yeah, i have to support president obama. >> why? >> caller: well, first things first, i don't have any party affiliation so it's not that. it basically goes on what you're saying. listen, i'm an educator. i've got three jobs right now. i'm in financial services. i've taken a look at romney's past record. i've lived in idaho and utah. and even though i don't think president obama's doing a great job right now, i think he's got a grasp on what's going on. >> we're going to break-away from this portion of this morning's "washington journal" and take you back live now to that hearing room on capitol hill. we see secretary panetta making his way back to the witness table. live coverage r
mitt romney, 34% say yes, 60% say no. those are just some of the top numbers in the new "new york times"/cbs poll on the presidential race. why are you supporting your candidate? we're going to begin with kevin in ft. lauderdale. kevin, you're a president obama supporter. correct? >> caller: well, i wouldn't say a supporter, but at this point, yeah, i have to support president obama. >> why? >> caller: well, first things first, i don't have any party affiliation so...
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if you look at all the statistics, by the way, where massachusetts is today versus when romney left, starting with the job figure, 47th out of 50 during his term. massachusetts is now fifth in the nation in job creation under this governor. >> what do you say about the demonstrators here on behalf of mitt romney? >> i think, look, this is the great pageant of democracy. but i do think that for those who are concerned about the issues of jobs, of debt, of spending, of the array of things we heard debated in this election, it would behoove to look at mitt romney's record here in massachusetts and pull back the curtain. he's not what he seems. the record is very clear on this. the studies when he left said the worst economic records in the country because he was about the business of deferring hard decisions, deferring investments in the future in order to advance his own political agenda. >> deval patrick endorsed elizabeth warren. he's also a surrogate for barack obama. did you have anything to do with that endorsement yesterday? >> no, no. that was governor patrick's endorsement. we
if you look at all the statistics, by the way, where massachusetts is today versus when romney left, starting with the job figure, 47th out of 50 during his term. massachusetts is now fifth in the nation in job creation under this governor. >> what do you say about the demonstrators here on behalf of mitt romney? >> i think, look, this is the great pageant of democracy. but i do think that for those who are concerned about the issues of jobs, of debt, of spending, of the array of...
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do you think romney if he's elected president will keep bernanke around? >> no. i don't. history will judge whether ben bernanke will be. the new president will want his own appointee at the fed. and i don't believe that ben bernanke will stick around. that's a very tough job and he's due for a vacation. >> is he to blame, guys? is there any blame? >> romney is on the record saying he wouldn't support bernanke staying on the job, partly for the consumption of the republican campaign where bashing ben bernanke was the number one job of the gop presidential candidate and he had to come out and say ben bernanke's fault? no, i don't think so. he's sort of used the traditional tools and the tool box of the fed to keep interest rates very low and tried to stimulate the economy, you know, with what measures he had available to him and the open market's committee and they continue to do that. the next thing is do they act to have the quantitative easing to keep rates low in an extended period of time. it's hard for me to think about laying the blame for our crisis and subsequent
do you think romney if he's elected president will keep bernanke around? >> no. i don't. history will judge whether ben bernanke will be. the new president will want his own appointee at the fed. and i don't believe that ben bernanke will stick around. that's a very tough job and he's due for a vacation. >> is he to blame, guys? is there any blame? >> romney is on the record saying he wouldn't support bernanke staying on the job, partly for the consumption of the republican...
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this president does not attack mitt romney. mitt romney attacks him. it hurts my heart that every country has health care and the republicans just hate this president because he's half white, he's half black and we need to respect the president of the united states no matter what. look at how humble he came out. please, republicans and independents, rollize what this means. >> magda from orlando, florida, on the phone is congresswoman rosa delaura, a democrat. she has been very involved in health care issues and in particular, women's health care issues. congressman, thanks for being with us. but first, your overall reaction to the supreme court's ruling today. >> i mean, this really is a victory for the american people. i will just say that i thought that they wouldn't evertuovertu. i just didn't see how they would -- you know, it was unconstitutional in their efforts so it's a real victory for the american people, and i think that what we're going to see now that and the parts of it and you mentioned my interest in women's health and this is signific
this president does not attack mitt romney. mitt romney attacks him. it hurts my heart that every country has health care and the republicans just hate this president because he's half white, he's half black and we need to respect the president of the united states no matter what. look at how humble he came out. please, republicans and independents, rollize what this means. >> magda from orlando, florida, on the phone is congresswoman rosa delaura, a democrat. she has been very involved...
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. >> his budget calls for carried interest to be taxed as ordinary income, something obviously mitt romney benefits from very much, that tax provision. is this also a political swipe at him? >> not at all. we have held this position with regards to carried interest for quite some time. we simply believe that with respect to specifically to carried interest that money earned as a result of work performed should be taxed in the same way whether you are a hedge fund manager or a shift worker as income, and that's the principle behind the approach we have taken to carried interest. it again goes to the broader principle embodied in the buffett rule which is that millionaires and billionaires shouldn't be paying a lower effective tax rate on their income than average folks, in this case the mr. buffet's secretary, so that's the approach to carried interest. it is not aimed at an individual. it is a matter of bachk fairness. >> shouldn't we expect to hear the president ultimately here in the coming months talk about mitt romney and carried interest in the same breath assuming? >> again, this is
. >> his budget calls for carried interest to be taxed as ordinary income, something obviously mitt romney benefits from very much, that tax provision. is this also a political swipe at him? >> not at all. we have held this position with regards to carried interest for quite some time. we simply believe that with respect to specifically to carried interest that money earned as a result of work performed should be taxed in the same way whether you are a hedge fund manager or a shift...
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and the only person on the ballot -- only two people are romney and ron paul. and vermont. the only two states. every other state is proportional. so everyone will get a bite at the apple. everyone will be able to take some of that apple with them from the relative state and move on to the next round. when you get into april, which is april 1st was the -- when proportionality -- fixed proportional states. you had to be proportional to play between january and april 1. everyone else then, winner take all pror all, proportional comes into play. all the big guys come in which tend to be winner take all states. by that point, everyone will have some number of delegates they can go into the final stretch with. i think that's a good thing for the party. everyone is talking about the fact that oh, this is going on too long and the romney people are like, oh, there's -- whoever thought of this system should have been, you know, silly. well, yeah, you say that because you haven't been able to close the deal. but if you are rick santorum or newt gingrich or ron paul you don't have to
and the only person on the ballot -- only two people are romney and ron paul. and vermont. the only two states. every other state is proportional. so everyone will get a bite at the apple. everyone will be able to take some of that apple with them from the relative state and move on to the next round. when you get into april, which is april 1st was the -- when proportionality -- fixed proportional states. you had to be proportional to play between january and april 1. everyone else then, winner...
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earlier she did endorse romney for the nomination. live on c-span again at 1:15 eastern. >>> also the libertarian party selects their president's knollny this weekend at the national convention in las vegas. live coverage starts tomorrow, 9:00 eastern a two-hour debate between the libertarian candidates including former new mexico governor and republican presidential candidate gary johnson. live coverage continues saturday at noon eastern with the presidential selection process. convention delegates will hear speeches by the candidates and then vote for their party's presidential nominee, all live on c-span. >>> and now from the bloomberg summit on the economy, economists give their assessment of the fiscal state of the country calling on congress to address the debt and deficit. this event also includes former fed vice chair al ins rivlin and ranking democrat chris van hollen who vitt sized the budget put forward by house republicans. this is just over an hour. >> -- with that we'd like to get the show on the reeoad and begi with tai
earlier she did endorse romney for the nomination. live on c-span again at 1:15 eastern. >>> also the libertarian party selects their president's knollny this weekend at the national convention in las vegas. live coverage starts tomorrow, 9:00 eastern a two-hour debate between the libertarian candidates including former new mexico governor and republican presidential candidate gary johnson. live coverage continues saturday at noon eastern with the presidential selection process....
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governor romney is at 25%. others have been lower than that on the corporate tax rate. the problem with the obama plan, there are a lot of pieces to it. we don't think it is still competitive enough on an international basis. i think that the collective republican plans at this point are more helpful in terms of competitive. even the president's moved in the right direction. let me give you a step back from just corporate tax and look at the tax structure in general. we will have at the end of this year, 101 different from visions of the tax code expired. that is unprecedented. this is all expiring. how does anybody, whether you are a family or small business or a big global corporation know what the rules are and how to compete going forward if it is all temporary? one of our real strong recommendations is look, stop fooling around. when you fix this code, it has to be permanent. >> on the tax code, the real dean ice posts the effective corporate tax rate in this country? they gave some examples recently in the wall street journal. utilities, 14%. transportation, 19%.
governor romney is at 25%. others have been lower than that on the corporate tax rate. the problem with the obama plan, there are a lot of pieces to it. we don't think it is still competitive enough on an international basis. i think that the collective republican plans at this point are more helpful in terms of competitive. even the president's moved in the right direction. let me give you a step back from just corporate tax and look at the tax structure in general. we will have at the end of...
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mitt romney is in ohio. we mention that because yesterday the president was in elyria, ohio, today it was lorain, ohio for mitt romney where he visit ad factory that actually closed in 2008 when president george w. bush was in the white house. mitt romney is blaming president obama for failing to reopen it after more than three years in office. well let's begin with our lead story in the testimony today by leon panetta the defense secretary. the u.s. still isn't calling for outside military action but pushing for a global arms embargo. here's more with secretary panetta as he takes questions from the representative, republican of california chair of the committee and representative adam smith the ranking democrat on the committee. this again before the house armed services committee with questions to defense secretary panetta as well as general martin dempsey. >> mr. secretary, according to media reports this morning, the french president stated that action should be taken to establish humanitarian corridors
mitt romney is in ohio. we mention that because yesterday the president was in elyria, ohio, today it was lorain, ohio for mitt romney where he visit ad factory that actually closed in 2008 when president george w. bush was in the white house. mitt romney is blaming president obama for failing to reopen it after more than three years in office. well let's begin with our lead story in the testimony today by leon panetta the defense secretary. the u.s. still isn't calling for outside military...
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on this, mitt romney is absolutely right. we have not been nearly tough enough in dealing with china on currency. and just a 30-second primer for your viewers, currency manipulation is when one country enter veeintervenes in a way to the value of its currency in order to gain market share or some form of advantage. if the free market determined the level of exchange rate of currency in china, it would be much higher. in fact, it would be 25 or 40% higher than it is now. that serves as a defacto export subsidy for products coming from china to the united states, and it serves on a tax on our goods trying to go to china. it makes them far less competitive. mitt romney is right to complain about this. the president has had six opportunities to name china as a currency manipulator, which would trigger a series of negotiations aimed at ending this practice. he's refused to do that, the president has refused to do that. the senate has passed a bill with an overwhelming bipartisan margin as one of the few times the democrats and the
on this, mitt romney is absolutely right. we have not been nearly tough enough in dealing with china on currency. and just a 30-second primer for your viewers, currency manipulation is when one country enter veeintervenes in a way to the value of its currency in order to gain market share or some form of advantage. if the free market determined the level of exchange rate of currency in china, it would be much higher. in fact, it would be 25 or 40% higher than it is now. that serves as a defacto...
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my sweetheart anne romney. >> this is wonderful. the only thing is i cannot see your faces very well because of the lights. it is wonderful to be in michigan. mitt and i grew up here. if they cut me, i bleed vernor's. i had a little pink transistor radio. i walked around listening to tigers baseball. al is still my favorite baseball player. we love michigan. and we are michigan bred and born. when mitt is president of the united states, guess which state we will care about and jobs and the economy being strong here? we will be partners with the governor over here and we will help bring michigan back. we love michigan. we are michiganers through and through. i climbed the sleeping bear dunes and sleeping in michigan. here we are. i have known this guy, as he mentioned, a long time. we have five sons together. 16 grandchildren. when i was a young mom, he my j important than his. i have a feeling, his next job might be more important than mine. and everything he has done, he has done it with excellence, integrity and just success in ev
my sweetheart anne romney. >> this is wonderful. the only thing is i cannot see your faces very well because of the lights. it is wonderful to be in michigan. mitt and i grew up here. if they cut me, i bleed vernor's. i had a little pink transistor radio. i walked around listening to tigers baseball. al is still my favorite baseball player. we love michigan. and we are michigan bred and born. when mitt is president of the united states, guess which state we will care about and jobs and...
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and will more be inspired to run if mitt romney wins? >> well, i'm not sure i agree with the premise of the question. i think historically not that many business people have wanted to run for a whole set of reasons. maybe they love what they're doing. maybe the political gauntlet that you have to run through seems not worth it in many cases. >> maybe all of the above. >> maybe all of the above. here's what i think is -- i hope that we do have some business people in congress, which is fantastic, and we have doctors in congress, which is fantastic. and let me quickly say i agree with steve. i'm not being pejorative in any way to people who dedicated their life to public service. i just think we need some diversity. i will say this, though. whether you are a democrat or a republican, whether you're voting for barack obama or mitt romney, i think we are doing a huge disservice when as a political matter we say that a successful entrepreneur or a successful businessperson is disqualified from public office because they are perhaps wealthy or
and will more be inspired to run if mitt romney wins? >> well, i'm not sure i agree with the premise of the question. i think historically not that many business people have wanted to run for a whole set of reasons. maybe they love what they're doing. maybe the political gauntlet that you have to run through seems not worth it in many cases. >> maybe all of the above. >> maybe all of the above. here's what i think is -- i hope that we do have some business people in congress,...
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he is being talked about as a potential running mate for mitt romney. he is 40 years old, came to this country, his parents came to this country from cuba. he is out with a new book discussing what his life was like growing up in the greater miami area and life for his father and grandfather. at the burkings institution here in washington, d.c. a speech that runs about 30 minutes available on our website at c-span.org. the perspective of senator marco rubio. >> the number of democracies in the world have proliferated nearly ten fold. we have had the longest period of peace between the great powers ever. now before anyone accuses me of claiming that america has ushered in the biblical promise of a new heaven and new earth let's remember the world america made is better but not perfect. it is vastly more peaceful and prosperring than any other age in american history. what is the role for america now? it's now finally the time for us to mind our own business? is now the time for us to allow others to leave or play the role of equal partner? i start by rem
he is being talked about as a potential running mate for mitt romney. he is 40 years old, came to this country, his parents came to this country from cuba. he is out with a new book discussing what his life was like growing up in the greater miami area and life for his father and grandfather. at the burkings institution here in washington, d.c. a speech that runs about 30 minutes available on our website at c-span.org. the perspective of senator marco rubio. >> the number of democracies...
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indeed, nixon's speechwriter wrote, romney was, quote, thoroughly sold. one could say cruelly brain washed by the experts and that had certain residents especially in that point of time especially by the experts at hud on the wisdom of expanding many great society programs. at the same time that nixon entered the white house he was clearly suspicious of career offici official, those evil bureaucrats that populated the agencies and departments around the mall in washington, and what he was suspicious about them for was that he believed that the executive branch apartments were populated by civil servants who were liberal, democratic and mostly opposed to his administration's priorities. those kinds of concerns were not entirely baseless. a survey of senior career officials in 1970 found, for example, that 47% of them identified as democrats, 17% as republicans and 36% as independents. what the president did in response over the remaining part of his administration was to pursue a variety of administrative strategies in order to gain better control of the e
indeed, nixon's speechwriter wrote, romney was, quote, thoroughly sold. one could say cruelly brain washed by the experts and that had certain residents especially in that point of time especially by the experts at hud on the wisdom of expanding many great society programs. at the same time that nixon entered the white house he was clearly suspicious of career offici official, those evil bureaucrats that populated the agencies and departments around the mall in washington, and what he was...